WMRA Daily Bob Leweke

Fifteen of the hundreds of athletes in Paris for the Summer Games are from Virginia… Governor Youngkin’s newest Board of Education appointee gets push back from state Democrats… Jeff Schapiro joins us to discuss that, and how the shake-up in the presidential race might affect Virginia….

The Mountain Valley Pipeline gets more fines for violating erosion and sediment rules… The General Assembly is expected to consider the rapid expansion of data centers next year… Can the U.S. Postal Service handle a flood of mail-in ballots this fall?

Staunton’s public schools adopt an updated cell-phone free policy for the new school year… The Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention will support Vice President Harris for the party’s presidential nomination… Senator Tim Kaine says he’s in favor of recognizing a Palestinian state, once the conditions are right….

The Republican Vice Presidential nominee holds a rally in Radford… The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus throws its support behind Vice President Kamala Harris for President… Now that she has the support of enough delegates to get the Democratic nomination for president, how does Harris poll in Virginia?

Virginia’s U.S. Senators are among the first to echo President Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Harris after he drops out of the race... The Moton Museum in Farmville is one step closer to becoming a World Heritage Site... This year, only 12 states participated in a pilot IRS program allowing free tax filing, and that program may be coming to Virginia....

After weeks of wrangling, the General Assembly passes a legislative fix to a veterans’ benefits bill… A now gone structure in Charlottesville that was listed in the Green Book will be commemorated with a state historic marker… Public opinion polls in Virginia are swinging Trump’s way, and as the governor returns from the Republican National Convention to sign the veterans bill, Jeff Schapiro discusses the week in Virginia politics….